Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult was 51.2 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, 2014–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand stood at 51.2 %. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand peaked at 51.2 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.8 %, in 2014.
Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 48.8 % | — |
| 2015 | 49 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.2 % | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 49.4 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 49.5 % | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 50.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 50.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 51.1 % | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 51.2 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.3 % | 48.8 % | 49.9 % | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.9 % | 50.4 % | 51.2 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- 5 Afghanistan 82 % compare
- 5 Melanesia 53.9 % compare
- 6 Liberia 79.9 % compare
- 7 Angola 78.2 % compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 37.3 % compare
- 7 Caribbean 53.8 % compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.5 % compare
- 8 Nigeria 76.9 % compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 31.3 % compare
- 9 Yemen 75.6 % compare
- 10 Kenya 73.1 % compare
- 11 Côte d'Ivoire 37.8 % compare
- 11 Viet Nam 10.8 % compare
- 11 Zimbabwe 71.8 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand
- Minimum dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 1,756 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Average dietary energy requirement (kcal/cap/day) — Value 2,267 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Per capita food supply variability (kcal/cap/day) — Value 19 kcal/cap/d (2025)
- Prevalence of obesity in the adult population (18 years and older) 30.7 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are overweight 16 % (2024)
- Percentage of children under 5 years of age who are stunted (modelled) 41.5 % (2024)
- Gross domestic product per capita, PPP, (constant 2021 international) 4,854 Int$/cap (2024)
- Number of obese adults (18 years and older) (million) — Value 2.6 million No (2024)
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of 2,313 kcal/cap/d (2024)
- Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age (15-49 years) 28.8 % (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand was 51.2 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.2 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult recorded in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 % in 2014.
- How does Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand rank for prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult?
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult rising or falling in Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the female adult population (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.